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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 on Thursday, December 14, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals 5 49-26-7
at Boston Bruins 3 50-20-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 3 5
Boston Bruins 0 1 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 13 3 6 22
Boston Bruins 11 13 13 37

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. A. Chiasson, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:34 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (10) Matt Niskanen (7) Even strength WSH 1, BOS 0
2nd 04:22 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (6) Brad Marchand (14), Danton Heinen (10) Power play WSH 1, BOS 1
2nd 12:05 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (6) Evgeny Kuznetsov (25), Alex Ovechkin (13) Power play WSH 2, BOS 1
3rd 07:52 Washington Capitals Alex Chiasson (5) Christian Djoos (3), John Carlson (21) Even strength WSH 3, BOS 1
3rd 11:31 Washington Capitals Alex Chiasson (6) Unassisted Shorthanded WSH 4, BOS 1
3rd 16:20 Boston Bruins David Krejci (5) Charlie McAvoy (12), Jake DeBrusk (8) Even strength WSH 4, BOS 2
3rd 18:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (22) Matt Niskanen (8) Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, BOS 2
3rd 19:33 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (7) David Pastrnak (14), Danton Heinen (11) Power play WSH 5, BOS 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 22 37
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 22 20
Hits 20 31
Blocked shots 15 11
Giveaways 18 14
Takeaways 15 11
Faceoffs won 27/64 (42.2%) 37/64 (57.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 20:45
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 14:38
13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 +2 2 2 1 0 0 09:09
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 13:01
19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 1 47.4% 19:37
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 53.8% 15:50
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 11:25
39 A. Chiasson R 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 2 0 12:46
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 +1 10 0 2 0 0 15:37
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 100% 11:36
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 44.4% 14:25
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 20% 17:39
2 M. Niskanen D 0 2 2 +3 0 1 2 2 0 22:58
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 5 1 0 21:33
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 12:50
29 C. Djoos D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 18:33
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 0 25:20
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 37 34 3 .919 59:42 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
10 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 06:47
20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 64.3% 14:27
37 P. Bergeron C 2 0 2 -2 2 4 2 1 2 75% 20:04
42 D. Backes R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 0 0 100% 15:07
43 D. Heinen L 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:33
46 D. Krejci C 1 0 1 -2 0 7 1 0 0 54.5% 15:36
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 44.4% 11:34
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 15:26
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:30
63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 -2 12 2 0 2 0 25% 17:44
74 J. DeBrusk L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 12:11
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 19:39
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 17:15
33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 22:17
47 T. Krug D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 0 18:14
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17:21
73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 20:54
86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 19:16
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
35 A. Khudobin 21 17 4 .810 58:53 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:57 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 06:31 Boston Bruins Anders Bjork Holding 2
1st 14:04 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Holding the stick 2
1st 15:02 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Tripping 2
2nd 03:31 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana Holding the stick 2
2nd 10:53 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Hooking 2
2nd 16:49 Washington Capitals Chandler Stephenson Hooking 2
2nd 19:27 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Cross checking 2
2nd 19:27 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Cross checking 2
3rd 11:19 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Interference 2
3rd 18:31 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 18:31 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 18:48 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Brad Watson, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney
Boston Bruins scratches
Paul Postma, Ryan Spooner, Frank Vatrano

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 14

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page

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